Member Since: 17/02/2006
Band Website: www.co-da.co.uk
Band Members: Craig Hawkes (guitar),
Luke McPeake (guitar),
Tom Wood (drums),
David Rafferty (guitar),
Lewis Shenton (bass).
Influences: Nirvana, Explosions In The Sky, Beatles, Television, Mylo, Dirty Three, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Nick Cave, Bjork, Do Make Say Think, Wire, Broken Social Scene, The Knife, Verve, 65 Days Of Static, Stooges, Mogwai, UNKLE, Massive Attack, Modest Mouse, Sonic Youth, The National, Gang of Four, Deftones, GYBE!, Oasis, Mono, My Bloody Valentine, Sigur Ros...
Sounds Like: CODA. Few bands can pull off a live set of just… yes just… instrumentals with even their nearest limelight rivals and personal influences Sigur Ros slapping on some vocals for wider appeal, (albeit we have no idea what’s being said making it more like a twisted violin than a wrenched harmony). The bravery that CODA face putting all their metaphorical eggs into one equally as metaphorical and fragile musical basket is outstanding and the result is an initiated and powerfully thought provoking experience of the senses as 3 guitars slide across a frictionless surface of haunting drums and a pulsating bass line. I challenge anybody to watch CODA without capturing the message of what they’re doing within the first 2 tracks and if you can find a 10 second dip in any of their standards where lyrics could be tagged, please let me know because as far as I can see, there’s no fault or imperfection in their product.Alex Lee Thomson www.rockfeeback.com
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